Hokie ClubAfter Sunday's victory over Maryland, the Hokies found themselves in an eighth-place tie with Clemson in the conference standings at eight points. Duke is currently seventh with 10 points, while Boston College sits in sixth with 11. Only eight teams are invited to the ACC Tournament.
Tech has one game remaining against Boston College, to be held on Sunday in Blacksburg. BC has one other ACC game. Duke and Clemson each have two games, but one of them includes the two teams facing off against each other.
Listed below is a breakdown of tiebreaker rules. Clemson holds the tiebreaker over Tech because the Tigers tied Virginia (Rule No. 2), while Duke defeated Tech head-to-head (Rule No. 1). If both of those teams finish with at least 11 points, Tech will need Maryland to defeat Boston College on Thursday and then also beat the Eagles on Sunday to advance.
Seeding will be determined by regular season Conference standings utilizing a point system (win=3 points, tie=1 point). Ties for any seeded position will be broken as follows:
1. Head-to-head Conference games between tied teams.
2. Record vs. team(s) occupying the higher position in the standings (or in case of a tied for first place, the next highest position in the regular-season standing and then continuing down through the standing until one team gains an advantage).
3. Goal differential in overall Conference games (goals for, minus goals against, maximum difference of plus three for any one Conference game).
4. Goals scored in overall Conference games. Maximum of three for any one Conference game.
5. Goals allowed in overall Conference games.
6. Blind draw.
An update on the possibility of Virginia Tech receiving a berth will be posted after Thursday's ACC games are completed.
The tournament begins Wed., Nov. 7, at the Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.